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 ==Featured News of The Philippines==
-Updated: December 24, 2021
+Updated: December 25, 2021
-'''NorMin police wish public a safe holiday season'''.<br>
+'''Baring climate change impact via terracotta masks'''.<br>
-CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) on Friday sent its wishes to the public with a hope of a peaceful Yuletide season despite the global pandemic and the recent onslaught of Typhoon Odette. Brig. Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., the PRO-10 director, said in his video message on Facebook that the police force will continue to "give an utmost service, dedication, to the community despite the pandemic". He also extended his well-wishes to those affected by Typhoon Odette, as some police units in the region were deployed to collect and distribute relief goods in Northern Mindanao and Caraga, both heavily affected by the weather disturbance.
+ILOILO CITY – An Ilonggo artist is leading the advocacy to raise awareness of the impact of climate change, through a terracotta mask exhibit at the town plaza of Lambunao, Iloilo. Raz Salvarita, co-founder of the group Baryo Balangaw Creative Initiatives which is focused on “bridging creativity in rural communities”, said the initiative is part of the program of the International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC) based in the United Kingdom. He was one of five artists who received a grant from ITAC to work on the effects of climate change. The four others came from Australia, Brazil, South Africa, and Serbia.
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-'''‘Odette’ leaves P1-B damage to agri, fisheries in Surigao Norte'''<br>
+'''11 smart greenhouses up in DA research center in W. Visayas'''<br>
-BUTUAN CITY – Typhoon Odette has left a damage of over PHP1 billion to agriculture and fishery sectors in Surigao del Norte, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) report showed. In its status report as of December 23, a copy of which was obtained by the Philippine News Agency Friday, the PDRRMO in Surigao del Norte said the fishery sector in the province and in Surigao City suffered around PHP1,122,241,500 losses from the recent typhoon. The amount includes damage to fishponds worth PHP264 million, PHP23.8 million to fish cages, PHP75 million worth of pump boats, PHP10 million in fishing gears, PHP20 million to other commercial fishing vessels, and PHP2 million to marine sanctuaries.
+ILOILO CITY – A total of 11 units of smart greenhouses in Barangay Hamungaya in Jaro District here will provide an all-year-round supply of high-value crops to ease the fear of food shortage in this time of the pandemic. The smart greenhouses are expected to be completed at the Department of Agriculture -Western Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center (DA-WESVIARC) during the first quarter of 2022. The information technology-based or smart greenhouses are funded by the Korean government through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), agriculture regional executive director Remelyn Recoter said in an interview on Friday. The project costs PHP5.5 million with each unit priced at PHP500,000, she said.
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